Attica Correctional Facility

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Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Attica, New York, best known for the deadly 1971 inmate uprising that became a landmark event in U.S. prison history.

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Attica Correctional Facility canonical 9
Attica 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf correctional facility ⓘ
maximum-security prison ⓘ
state prison ⓘ
associatedWith civil rights and prisoners' rights movements ⓘ
legal cases concerning prisoners' rights ⓘ
classification adult male correctional institution ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
event Attica Prison riot of 1971 ⓘ
governingBody New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ⓘ
hasFeature cell blocks ⓘ
perimeter walls and guard towers ⓘ
prison yard ⓘ
hasNotableYear 1971 ⓘ
hasSecurityLevel maximum ⓘ
hasType closed-custody facility ⓘ
inmateGender male ⓘ
jurisdiction State of New York ⓘ
linked to: New York State
knownFor 1971 prison riot ⓘ
Attica Prison uprising ⓘ
locatedIn Attica, New York ⓘ
New York State ⓘ
Wyoming County, New York ⓘ
near Buffalo, New York ⓘ
linked to: Buffalo
notableEvent hostage-taking of prison staff in 1971 uprising ⓘ
use of state troopers and law enforcement to retake prison in 1971 ⓘ
notableEventConsequence deaths of inmates and hostages in 1971 uprising ⓘ
national attention to prison conditions in the United States ⓘ
reforms in prison policies and oversight debates ⓘ
notableEventDate September 9, 1971 ⓘ
notableEventEndDate September 13, 1971 ⓘ
opened 1931 ⓘ
operatedBy New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ⓘ
partOf New York state prison system ⓘ
region Western New York ⓘ
roleInHistory catalyst for debates on prison reform and human rights ⓘ
symbol of prison unrest in the United States ⓘ
securityClassification maximum security ⓘ
state New York ⓘ
subjectOf books about the Attica Prison uprising ⓘ
documentaries about U.S. prison conditions ⓘ
news coverage on prison reform ⓘ
topicOf discussions of mass incarceration in the United States ⓘ
historical studies of U.S. penal system ⓘ
usedFor long-term incarceration of felony offenders ⓘ

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Willie Sutton → imprisonedIn → Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
subject linked to: The Actor
William Francis Sutton Jr. → imprisonedIn → Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
Stanley Nelson Jr. → notableWork → Attica ⓘ
linked to: Attica Correctional Facility
Attica! Attica! → namedAfter → Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
subject linked to: "Attica! Attica!"
Village of Attica, New York → near → Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
Village of Attica, New York → hasNearbyInstitution → Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
Town of Attica, New York → near → Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
Town of Attica, New York → hasNearbyInstitution → Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
Marvin J. Chomsky → notableWork → Attica ⓘ
linked to: Attica Correctional Facility
Willie Sutton → imprisonedIn → Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
Attica Prison uprising → location → Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ